How do you cook around LO?

My son is getting to the point of really only wanting table food, less & less purees all the time. This means that I would like to be able to cook more with him around. Nothing fancy, but boil pasta, steam some veggies, etc... Previously I've done all my cooking (and most of my eating) when he's asleep, but I'd like to be able to feed him (and myself) a warm fresh meal now & then. Does anyone have any strategies for cooking while their LO's are around.

My little guy is very active & starting to walk just a bit. He won't stay in his p&p these days and is all over the place, so I feel like I need to be right behind him all the time to keep him from bonking his head when he topples. Which means that the food is in constant danger or burning or I'm leaving him on his own & letting him bonk his head while I tend to the food. I do have a little cabinet that he will play in for a bit in the kitchen but our kitchen is small & everything is right by the stove, which doesn't make me really comfortable either. I guess I'm just looking to hear what other mom's do while they cook. Thanks!

My son is getting to the point of really only wanting table food, less & less purees all the time. This means that I would like to be able to cook more with him around. Nothing fancy, but boil pasta, steam some veggies, etc... Previously I've done all my cooking (and most of my eating) when he's asleep, but I'd like to be able to feed him (and myself) a warm fresh meal now & then. Does anyone have any strategies for cooking while their LO's are around.

My little guy is very active & starting to walk just a bit. He won't stay in his p&p these days and is all over the place, so I feel like I need to be right behind him all the time to keep him from bonking his head when he topples. Which means that the food is in constant danger or burning or I'm leaving him on his own & letting him bonk his head while I tend to the food. I do have a little cabinet that he will play in for a bit in the kitchen but our kitchen is small & everything is right by the stove, which doesn't make me really comfortable either. I guess I'm just looking to hear what other mom's do while they cook. Thanks!

If I'm cooking with lo around I usually pop lo in her walker! Dh cooks in tar evening when I'm putting lo to bed.she goes at 6:30pm.other than that I make casseroles and pies and stuff that can be left to pop in the oven later which she's having a nap.hth x

If I'm cooking with lo around I usually pop lo in her walker! Dh cooks in tar evening when I'm putting lo to bed.she goes at 6:30pm.other than that I make casseroles and pies and stuff that can be left to pop in the oven later which she's having a nap.hth x

I put LO in his jumper and place it just outside the kitchen so he can watch me. He is very content as long as he is positioned where he can see. He is very intrigued when I cook. I use the oven a lot though so I don't have to stand at the stove and can attend to LO while everything is cooking.

I put LO in his jumper and place it just outside the kitchen so he can watch me. He is very content as long as he is positioned where he can see. He is very intrigued when I cook. I use the oven a lot though so I don't have to stand at the stove and can attend to LO while everything is cooking.

Do you let your slow cooker pot get to room temp before turning it on? I've heard that it can burst if it goes from being so cold to so hot in such a short time. If it doesn't burst, it'll help me drastically. I am a major crock pot junky!!!

Do you let your slow cooker pot get to room temp before turning it on? I've heard that it can burst if it goes from being so cold to so hot in such a short time. If it doesn't burst, it'll help me drastically. I am a major crock pot junky!!!

I do high chair with toys if she feels like being stationary. I give him some snacks too. Sometimes I put her in her jumperoo. If she is very active at that time, I put her in her big playpen so she can crawl and play.

I do high chair with toys if she feels like being stationary. I give him some snacks too. Sometimes I put her in her jumperoo. If she is very active at that time, I put her in her big playpen so she can crawl and play.

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